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its top governing body says it is designing rockets capable of striking the u.s. with warheads. >>> the obama administration's fight for gun control is hitting the road on friday. vice president joe biden heads to the staunch ly pro-gun state of virginia and today he will take to the internet to take questions how to reduce gun violence speaking to the public on a live streaming google chat. >>> female smokers today have a higher risk of dying from lung cancer than several decades ago. in a study out by the new england journal of medicine, researchers are finding women are smoking more and starting younger patterns that mirror the smoking habit of younger counterparts. women have caught up with men in the risk of deaths of smoking related sickness. 18% of american women are smokers. >>> cnbc mary thompson of the new york stock exchange, look likes a rough day ahead for aping, right? >> it certainly could be. apple shipped a record 7.8 million iphones in the last quarter given wall street was expecting it to sell 50 million, its shares drop 10% after-hours after re
its top governing body says it is designing rockets capable of striking the u.s. with warheads. >>> the obama administration's fight for gun control is hitting the road on friday. vice president joe biden heads to the staunch ly pro-gun state of virginia and today he will take to the internet to take questions how to reduce gun violence speaking to the public on a live streaming google chat. >>> female smokers today have a higher risk of dying from lung cancer than several...
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undocumented immigrants seeking a green card and eventually citizenship to register with the federal government, pay fines and back taxes, undergo criminal background checks and learn english, but all that contingent on border security being strengthened. >> we also have to ensure that we do nothing that encourages people to come here illegally in the future. >> th we believe this will be the year congress finally gets it done. >> reporter: with the power of hispanic voters growing rapidly, the politics are right. >> the fact that at least in washington both parties can get together to present a framework of something that could finally deal with all the different aspects of immigration is really a big step forward. >> reporter: for years, washington has tried to pass immigration reform and failed and there's no guarantee that lawmakers would be successful this time around. for one, the president's plan is expected to differ with the senate in some key areas, and there is still a lot of opposition in congress to many of these proposals being discussed. matt? >> kristen welker at the white house
undocumented immigrants seeking a green card and eventually citizenship to register with the federal government, pay fines and back taxes, undergo criminal background checks and learn english, but all that contingent on border security being strengthened. >> we also have to ensure that we do nothing that encourages people to come here illegally in the future. >> th we believe this will be the year congress finally gets it done. >> reporter: with the power of hispanic voters...
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you said that officials high in the government authorized them. you also said they worked. in fact, in 2007, you told msnbc you were coming forward then because you thought that the agency had gotten, quote, a bum rap on waterboarding. that's someone who is defending these practices not -- >> yes, i did defend them. because i was relying on what officers told me in the building, these methods were effective. that turned out to be a lie. >> fair enough. how does that make you a whistleblower? >> in that first interview in 2007 i said it was torture and it was official u.s. government policy. >> if your purpose was to blow the whistle by talking to these reporters -- you admitted not just to the leaking of one name but you also acknowledge giving classified information to yet a second reporter. did you ask these journalists, hey, what are you going to do with this information? >> let me correct you on one thing. this is something that the prosecution has been saying from the very beginning. they actually charged me with espionage for, quote, unquote, leaking a namative former
you said that officials high in the government authorized them. you also said they worked. in fact, in 2007, you told msnbc you were coming forward then because you thought that the agency had gotten, quote, a bum rap on waterboarding. that's someone who is defending these practices not -- >> yes, i did defend them. because i was relying on what officers told me in the building, these methods were effective. that turned out to be a lie. >> fair enough. how does that make you a...
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we show the people of this country that their government works for them. and yet over these last four years we've seen time and time again those things are firmly entrenched here. >> it's been so toxic that i think the president is betting that the american people, clear in our polls, the people are really fed up with this. and that it will be in the republican party's advantage to play somewhat toward getting something done. you saw that in williamsburg, virginia, with the house caucus last week when paul ryan feared the party and the more radical elements of the tea party which supported him to some sort of compromise short term, at least, on the debt ceiling. >> was it compromise or just a strategy to move a bigger fight down the road? >> i think it's an indication, a telltale sign about where the republicans are. four years ago, when the president was making that speech, republicans were meeting at night. >> exactly. >> deciding how to defeat him when he won for re-election. they lost that, big time. he had a very robust electoral victory and significa
we show the people of this country that their government works for them. and yet over these last four years we've seen time and time again those things are firmly entrenched here. >> it's been so toxic that i think the president is betting that the american people, clear in our polls, the people are really fed up with this. and that it will be in the republican party's advantage to play somewhat toward getting something done. you saw that in williamsburg, virginia, with the house caucus...
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government agencies may not see much of that extra money, however. the mayor will likely ask that most of it go into the city's reserve fund. weather and traffic next. >>> good morning. showing a few sprinkles in fairfax and in loudoun and in montgomery counties. those will be gone in another few minutes. and later today partly sunny into the 50s. much of the region. and a little fog we have around now will be dissipating shortly. tomorrow warmer. the 60s. afternoon and evening showers. thunder and lightening. >> traffic looking pretty good. we have minor delays on the top side of the beltway, 95. no vume delays. no incidents being reported. we have a water main break on little river turn bike at willow run drive. eastbound lanes of little river turnpike are blocked. >> more news in 25 minutes. >> more news in 25 minutes. for now back t nope, no. sorry, love to but can't. i'm sorry, she's very busy. enjoy the rich taste of dunkin' mocha lattes and coffees. now in dark chocolate. indulge in one today. america runs on dunkin'. >>> 7:30 now on a tuesday
government agencies may not see much of that extra money, however. the mayor will likely ask that most of it go into the city's reserve fund. weather and traffic next. >>> good morning. showing a few sprinkles in fairfax and in loudoun and in montgomery counties. those will be gone in another few minutes. and later today partly sunny into the 50s. much of the region. and a little fog we have around now will be dissipating shortly. tomorrow warmer. the 60s. afternoon and evening...
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we received more than 300 school and government closings and delays. things continue to run smoothly at local airports. we just checked. there are no reports of major delays at reagan national, dulles or marshall. amtrak is reporting no major delays at union station. let's check in with tom kierein. >> most roadways, treated surfaces are wet. we have had steady rain falling for the last several hours into air that's at or below freezing. the areas in pink. north and west of washington with. that's where we are getting icing on elevated surfaces. that will continue for another couple of hours. then warming up this afternoon. much warmer tomorrow and on wednesday. >> tom, thanks. >>> slow westbound at the belt way. >> back now with more of "today" on this monday morning, the 28th day of january, 2013. weather outside for the folks right now okay. but some rain on its way. i'm willie geist along with natalie morales, al roker and tamron hall. we want to get straight to "today's" take three. from friend to foes. if you were watching "60 minutes" last night
we received more than 300 school and government closings and delays. things continue to run smoothly at local airports. we just checked. there are no reports of major delays at reagan national, dulles or marshall. amtrak is reporting no major delays at union station. let's check in with tom kierein. >> most roadways, treated surfaces are wet. we have had steady rain falling for the last several hours into air that's at or below freezing. the areas in pink. north and west of washington...
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it would give the government more time to borrow. while democrats would like a longer term solution, the white house says it would go along. >> most americans believe you don't do your job, you shouldn't get paid. >> reporter: today's vote is a tactical shift in the gop playbook, putting on hold their demand for a debt ceiling increase only with spending cuts attached. >> it's a concession by republicans that they were not going to be able to win a spending cut fight using the debt ceiling vote. >> reporter: the clock is ticking. the country will max out its credit card at $16.4 trillion in several weeks, risking possible default on the nation's debt unless congress okay's more borrowing. the house is considering a short-term fix. lift the debt ceiling for a few months to take the pressure off, but require both house and senate to pass a budget. if they fail, congress would not get paid. >> you can't go for months and months without a paycheck. and what this does is basically says that your pay gets escrowed, put on hold until you pa
it would give the government more time to borrow. while democrats would like a longer term solution, the white house says it would go along. >> most americans believe you don't do your job, you shouldn't get paid. >> reporter: today's vote is a tactical shift in the gop playbook, putting on hold their demand for a debt ceiling increase only with spending cuts attached. >> it's a concession by republicans that they were not going to be able to win a spending cut fight using the...